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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers
- The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander (Matt Garza) in this game. Garza has a 4-2 record and a 4.21 ERA this season.
The Rangers will counter Garza with (Doug Mathis). Righthander Mathis has a 11.25 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays won their second straight of the three-game set on Saturday, as they clipped the Rangers 5-4. The Rays won the game as a -105 pick'em, and the nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (11).
Gabe Gross hit a two-run homer to lift the Rays, and Willy Aybar also had two RBIs in the win. J.P. Howell improved to 5-0 with the win in relief.
Milton Bradley homered and drove in two runs for the Rangers. Joaquin Benoit allowed two runs off two hits and was tagged with the loss.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games.
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 37-25 SU
Texas: 31-33 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
Texas most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games at home
Texas is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
- The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander (Matt Garza) in this game. Garza has a 4-2 record and a 4.21 ERA this season.
The Rangers will counter Garza with (Doug Mathis). Righthander Mathis has a 11.25 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays won their second straight of the three-game set on Saturday, as they clipped the Rangers 5-4. The Rays won the game as a -105 pick'em, and the nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (11).
Gabe Gross hit a two-run homer to lift the Rays, and Willy Aybar also had two RBIs in the win. J.P. Howell improved to 5-0 with the win in relief.
Milton Bradley homered and drove in two runs for the Rangers. Joaquin Benoit allowed two runs off two hits and was tagged with the loss.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games.
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 37-25 SU
Texas: 31-33 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
Texas most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games at home
Texas is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
